Brenda Cárdenas has been invited by Governor Evers to be the Invocation Speaker at Wisconsin's MLKjr event at the State Capitol Rotunda in Madison. She will deliver a new poem on the theme "The Power of Unity."
Events
Jan 19, 2026
Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00 pm
Jan 24, 2026
Saturday, January 24, 2026
4:00 pm
Brenda Cárdenas will read with several former Wisconsin poets laureate and city poets laureate at the Woodland Pattern [Poetry] Marathon at St. Kate's—The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee. Brenda will attend the Marathon, including the Latinx Hour that she co-curated.
Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
6:00–8:00 pm
Brenda Cárdenas, Wisconsin Poet Laureate, will be conducting a workshop about poetry that responds to art at the Roundtree Gallery in Platteville. Brenda will post details and promotional materials from the Roundtree Gallery on her poetry website : brendacardenas.net, and the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WisPoLo when they become available. For more information about her Poet Laureate Project about ekphrastic poetry, see wisconsinpoetlaureateproject.com.
May 01, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
6:45–7:45 pm
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wisconsin Poets Laureate program with a poetry reading on Friday evening at the annual WFOP conference in Sturgeon Bay. As current Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Brenda Cárdenas will present her poetry alongside several former Wisconsin poets laureate, including Kimberly Blaeser, Bruce Dethlefsen, Max Garland, Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Denise Sweet, and Marilyn L. Taylor.
The full conference is May 1-3, 2026. Find Information and registration for the conference at https://www.wfop.org/conferences.